Rappels

En recours, faute de mieux : publiés par la DVSA depuis janvier 1992, en anglais, sans fiche RappelConso. La même campagne a souvent eu lieu en France, sans qu'on puisse le vérifier : à lire si le vendeur ou le garage en parle.

• Circuit électriquefabriquées de février 2002 à juillet 2010

  Possible corrosion of the bulkhead connector of the positive battery cable. The branch-off point of the main battery cable may corrode Rappel sur le site de la DVSA

• Circuit électriquefabriquées de mars 2003 à septembre 2010

  Risk of fire. The positive battery cable routed from the vehicle battery to the engine bay consists of one cable in the luggage compartment and one cable in the underbody. Both cable are connected by a screw connection and covered by a plastic cover. In single cases the plastic cover may have been fitted incorrectly during the vehicle production. Over time an incorrectly fitted cover could cause the screw connections to come loose leading to an increased resistance also humidity may affect the connection and cause high resistance and drop in current. This can lead to the vehicle not starting and in extreme cases the connection could over heat leading to the possibility of a fire in the luggage area. Rappel sur le site de la DVSA

• Freinsfabriquées d'octobre 2001 à novembre 2009

  Possible reduction in brake servo assistance. It is possible that engine oil can enter the brake servo via the brake vacuum pump and vacuum hose. If this occurs it could damage the brake servo membrane which may leak so causing a reduction in braking assistance and a requirement to apply increased pedal force to achieve the same braking efficiency. Rappel sur le site de la DVSA

• Ceintures, sièges, attelage, carrosseriefabriquées de septembre 2002 à juin 2004

  Front seat back-rest heater may overheat. Mechanical loads exerted on the back-rest heating element of the front seats when persons enter or exit the vehicle may result in damage to the door side contact line in the back-rest padding. In the event that this causes a break of a contact line the damaged area may overheat to unacceptable levels with the heater switched on. It would then not be possible to rule out the risk of minor burns to the occupants clothes and possibly their skin. Rappel sur le site de la DVSA

• Transmissionfabriquées de juin 2001 à juillet 2002

  Possibility of inability to engage gear or declutch. Possibility that the pin operating the master cylinder may have been welded incorrectly. Resulting in the inability (on failure) to de-clutch or engage a gear. Rappel sur le site de la DVSA

• Roues, essieux et châssisfabriquées en novembre 2001

  Possible detachment of ball bearing from front suspension strut top mounting. It is possible that the ball bearing in the front suspension strut top mounting may not have been securely fitted. If the weight of the car is taken off of the road wheel for any reason the bearing may became displaced with a risk of personal injury or damage to the suspension. Rappel sur le site de la DVSA

• Moteurfabriquées de janvier 2001 à août 2001

  Engine cooling fan may fail.. Manufacturing faults and software errors in the electronics of the electric fan could cause these components to be thermally overloaded and destroyed. In isolated cases the overloading could lead to scorching or a fire in the fan. Rappel sur le site de la DVSA

• Roues, essieux et châssisfabriquées de septembre 2001 à octobre 2001

  Tyres may have cuts in side walls.. Cuts have been observed on isolated Continental tyres fitted to vehicles. The cuts (1-5 cm in length) are of varying severity and can lead to a loss of tyre pressure. This can destroy the tyre if the vehicle continues to be driven. Rappel sur le site de la DVSA

• Freinsfabriquées de septembre 1999 à octobre 1999

  Brake lights may fail to operate remain on or flicker. There is a possibility that the brake light switch circuits may become defective and cause the brake light circuit to fail stay on continuously or flicker. In extreme cases the brake switch could overheat. Rappel sur le site de la DVSA